Re: Rockin' the box and Toronto shops

From: Denise Benson (mentalchatter@sympatico.ca)
Date: Thu Oct 19 2000 - 16:19:25 MET DST

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    heya Gord,

    I have to second Adam's opinions on shops.

    • Play de Record: start here 'cause it's true that they have a solid Guidance
    section. Also, they've got one of the best collections of Main Squeeze, Archive,
    2000 Black etc. type of stuff, generally mixed into the jazz/soul jazz/ deep
    grooves section. Ask for Jason Palma or Dave Cooper when you're in there and
    they'll sort you out. 416.586.0380.

    • Metropolis: generally have a wide and solid selection of underground sounds. They
    always have a fair bit of Guidance stuff in the house section; definitely check
    their 'Urban Jazz' (or whatever) section also. They won't have as much on the
    broken beat tip though. However...if you're buying CD's as well as or rather than
    vinyl, this is a good place as they have large stock of both. 416.364.0230.

    • Rotate This: is a must visit if only for the excellent diversity and solid titles
    of every nature. Loads of CD's as well as vinyl, and some real collect-a-holics on
    staff. 416.504.8447.

    • Also on Queen St. W. are two other places I'd suggest checking, the Record
    Peddler (huge store, often with great stuff) and, down the other end of the strip,
    Vortex/Kops. Now this place is a gem. Upstairs is lots of collectors stuff,
    including a whole wall lined with rare and semi-rare 7"es! This is a dream shop for
    those into funk, soul, r&b etc. Downstairs in Vortex, the titles are eclectic and
    varied, often with new interesting stuff now that a guy named Eliot is doing the
    buying of new, underground sounds.

    • Finally, in case any of you are making a TO shops list here, your visit wouldn't
    be complete without hitting Cosmos Records, also on Queen West. Pretty much all
    vinyl, this place is run by a guy named Aki (of the infamous Movement DJ crew) and
    he's totally devoted to rare and ultra-rare jazz, soul, Brazilian, Latin, Japanes
    and other releases. It's often pricey 'cause we are talking rare here, but when
    guys like Rainer Truby, Keb Darge, Fantastic Plastic Machine, UFO, and the list
    goes on and on and on, all drop hundreds & hundreds of dollars in one go, you know
    that Aki is onto something here (and that our Canadian dollar sucks so everyone is
    pretty happy with the exchange! :-).

    There are a number of other quality shops, but these are the ones that stand out
    IMHO. Hope that helps. Happy hunting!

    -db-

    Adam Cohen wrote:

    > on 10/18/00 11:03 PM, Gord DeVillers at gorddev@home.com wrote:
    >
    > > Hey Toronto listers,
    > > This weekend I'll be pounding the pavement with some specific targets in mind,
    > > Guidance - Mundial Muzique 2, and some Phil Asher/Restless Soul stuff. Does
    > > anyone know off hand in which direction I should head? Any help would be
    > > appreciated!!
    >
    > I didn't realize Mundial Muzique 2 was released, but you might want to check
    > out Play De Record as they have a Guidance section that's quite up to date.
    > And I know they have some Phil Asher/Main Squeeze/Archive/2000 Black stuff.
    > I think it's located at 533 Yonge St? You might want to also check out
    > Metropolis on the corner of Queen and Spadina.. Can't remember if they have
    > any Guidance stuff though.. Oh yeah, Rotate This, on Queen St. near Bathurst
    > have a bit of Guidance stuff..
    >
    > Adam

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    -denise benson-
    

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